To mute, decrease, or increase the volume on your Mac, press F10, F11, or F12 on your keyboard, respectively. To enable the volume slider in the menu bar, click the Apple menu → click System Preferences → click Sound → check the "Show volume in menu bar" box. You can also change the volume with your keyboard keys or OLED Touch Bar.

Steps

Part 1

Enabling the Volume Slider

1

Click the Apple menu. This can be found in the upper-left corner of the screen.

2

Click System Preferences.

3

Click the Sound option. If you don't see the Sound option, click the Show All button at the top of the window.

4

Click the Show volume in menu bar box. You'll see the volume button appear in your menu bar. It looks like a speaker.[1]

Part 2

Adjusting the Volume

1

Click the Volume button in the menu bar.

2

Click and drag the slider to change the volume.

3

Click a different output device to change outputs.

4

Press the volume keys on your keyboard to adjust volume. Most Mac keyboards have volume buttons on F11 and F12. Press these to turn the volume up or down.

5

Tap the volume button on your MacBook Pro's Touch Bar. If you have a MacBook Pro with an OLED touch Bar, you can tap the Volume button on it to display the volume slider. Tap and drag the slider to adjust the volume.